[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Farticles\u002Fnever-forget":3,"\u002Farticles\u002Fnever-forget-surround":68},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"bibleBooks":8,"body":15,"columnName":50,"date":51,"description":21,"extension":52,"image":53,"meta":54,"minRead":55,"navigation":56,"path":57,"postType":58,"publication":59,"publicationUrl":53,"seo":60,"stem":61,"topics":62,"__hash__":67},"blog\u002Farticles\u002Fnever-forget.md","Never Forget",{"name":7},"Dave Faust",[9,10,11,12,13,14],"Deuteronomy","Ecclesiastes","2 Peter","Hebrews","Luke","Psalms",{"type":16,"value":17,"toc":46},"minimark",[18,22,25,28,31,34,37,40,43],[19,20,21],"p",{},"For years a restaurant near my home offered a low-cost lunch called the \"Jack Benny Plate,\" named after the comedian known for his penny-pinching ways. Recently, though, the restaurant managers decided a change was needed because so few people today remember Jack Benny.",[19,23,24],{},"Mark Twain complained in his autobiography that after a person dies, the world will \"remember you a day and forget you forever.\" But there are some things we must remember.",[19,26,27],{},"We must never forget the lessons of history. \"Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you\" (Deuteronomy 32:7). Shakespeare wrote, \"What's past is prologue.\" We can't see where we're going if we don't understand where we've been.",[19,29,30],{},"We must never forget who created us. \"Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come\" (Ecclesiastes 12:1). No wonder it's a jungle out there. An increasing number of people have been indoctrinated in an evolutionary worldview that denies the biblical doctrine of creation and undermines the basis for human dignity.",[19,32,33],{},"We must never forget sound doctrine. As Peter neared death, he urged his Christian friends to remain \"firmly established in the truth you now have\" (2 Peter 1:12-15). A steady diet of clear, relevant Bible teaching will produce well-informed Christians who know what we believe, know why we believe, and live what we believe. Scripture memorization will never go out of style for those who pray, \"I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you\" (Psalm 119:11).",[19,35,36],{},"We must never forget what it was like when we first accepted Christ. If we're not careful, spiritual lethargy sets in. Over time, our enthusiasm for the Lord begins to wane, along with our concern for the lost. Instead of fulfilling the Great Commission with passion and purpose, we become callused and critical, lukewarm and lazy. If we never spend time with non-Christians and new Christians, we can lose touch with the joy of our own salvation. The Bible says, \"Just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him\" (Colossians 2:6). It says, \"Remember those earlier days after you had received the light\" (Hebrews 10:32).",[19,38,39],{},"We must never forget our mentors in the faith. \"Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith\" (Hebrews 13:7). Remember the person who led you to the Lord? Remember the faithful parents, teachers, ministers, and friends who motivate you to be more like Christ? Don't let them down.",[19,41,42],{},"Most of all, we must never forget what our faith is all about. \"Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead\" (2 Timothy 2:8). His death, burial, and resurrection are the watershed of human history and the source of our hope. Knowing how forgetful we are, he gave us a simple but profound way to remember him with a bit of bread, a cup of juice, and the poignant command, \"Do this in remembrance of me\" (Luke 22:19).",[19,44,45],{},"King David said it well: \"Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits\" (Psalm 103:2). God's blessings abound. Never forget.",{"title":47,"searchDepth":48,"depth":48,"links":49},"",2,[],"From the Editor's Desk","2001-05-27","md",null,{},3,true,"\u002Farticles\u002Fnever-forget","column","The Lookout",{"title":5,"description":21},"articles\u002Fnever-forget",[63,64,65,66],"Biblical Theology","Spiritual Formation","Holy Week and Resurrection","Intergenerational Ministry","HBRv6AFEpfx_ZlPav6ElocAIccbDDDrc3_U4mBTOS3A",[69,74],{"title":70,"path":71,"stem":72,"description":73,"children":-1},"Net Worth","\u002Farticles\u002Fnet-worth","articles\u002Fnet-worth","My grandfather’s name was Worth. It’s not a common name these days, but I’ve always liked it. What a great label for a human being created in the image of God! It would be like naming a child “Value” or “Significance,” “Honored” or “Meaningful.” Grandpa’s parents looked down at their baby son squirming in his crib and said, “That’s Worth!”",{"title":75,"path":76,"stem":77,"description":78,"children":-1},"New Insights from the Old Law","\u002Farticles\u002Fnew-insights-from-the-old-law","articles\u002Fnew-insights-from-the-old-law","For many Bible readers, the fun is over when we come to Leviticus. We enjoy reading the Genesis account of creation and interesting stories about Noah and the flood, Jacob wrestling with an angel, and Joseph's rise to power in Egypt. Exodus keeps the plot going with the 10 plagues, the parting of the Red Sea, and the giving of the Ten Commandments."]